[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 39745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16410]


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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD


General Aviation Search and Rescue

    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will convene a 2-
day forum focused on general aviation search and rescue operations on 
July 17 and 18, 2012. In the United States, following the crash of a 
general aviation airplane, inland searches for the aircraft are 
conducted by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, who are 
supported by numerous Federal, state, local, and volunteer 
organizations.
    The forum will concentrate on examining the regulations, policies, 
and procedures at a Federal level and serve as a platform to facilitate 
dialog between search organizations, technology manufacturers, and 
industry groups on the issues currently impacting the general aviation 
community. Additionally, the forum will spend a second day discussing 
emerging technologies and how they may shape the future of general 
aviation search and rescue.
    The two-day forum is being chaired by NTSB Chairman Deborah A. P. 
Hersman and all five Board Members will participate. Panelists 
participating in the forum will represent government and industry.
    Search and rescue can often mean the difference between life and 
death,'' said Chairman Hersman. ``Unfortunately, every year we see 
delays in the detection and location of crashed aircraft due to 
outdated equipment and a failure to coordinate information and 
assets.''
    The NTSB has issued more than two dozen safety recommendations on 
search and rescue, conducted safety studies addressing ways to improve 
search and rescue operations and even included general aviation safety 
on the Most Wanted List of transportation improvements. A detailed 
agenda and list of participants will be released closer to the date of 
the event.
    The forum will be held in the NTSB Board Room and Conference 
Center, located at 429 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington DC. The forum is 
open to the public and free of charge. In addition, the forum can be 
viewed via Web cast at www.ntsb.gov. NTSB Media Contact: Terry 
Williams, (202) 314-6100, [email protected]. NTSB Forum Manager: 
Jason Fedok, 202-314-6645, [email protected].

Candi R. Bing,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-16410 Filed 7-3-12; 8:45 am]
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